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Joy Ali

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Joy Ali
Born
Zulfikar Joy Ali

(1978-12-22)22 December 1978
Died5 January 2015(2015-01-05) (aged 36)
Suva, Fiji
NationalityFiji Fijian
Other namesJet
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins31
Wins by KO26
Losses13
Draws6
No contests1

Zulfikar Joy Ali (22 December 1978 – 5 January 2015) was a Fijian boxer. He had won 31 boxing matches in his career.

Boxing career

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In 1995, Ali's first reported boxing match was against Raven, whom he defeated in the fourth round by a KO at the National Indoor Stadium, Suva, Fiji.[1] He won the vacant Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) light middleweight title against the former World Amateur bronze medalist Ercüment Aslan of Turkey.[1][2]

Personal life

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Ali was a very religious person and followed the Islamic faith.[3] He sold razor blades with his younger brother to start off his boxing career.[4] Ali died on 5 January 2015, aged 36, at the CWM Hospital in Suva.[5] His death was a suicide.[6] Ali is survived by his wife and three children.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Profile Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, boxrec.com; accessed 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Turkish News - Latest News from Turkey".
  3. ^ "Hundreds farewell former champ - Fiji Times Online". Archived from the original on 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  4. ^ "OPINION: Joy Ali, A Life of Struggles".
  5. ^ a b "Joy Ali's death shocking for his family". FBC News. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  6. ^ Chandar, Reginald (January 5, 2015). "Professional boxer Joy Ali dies". Fiji Live. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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